1) An employer must allow an employee--
a) a daily rest period of at least twelve consecutive hours between ending and recommencing work; and
b) a weekly rest period of at least 36 consecutive hours which, unless otherwise agreed, must include Sunday.
2) A daily rest period in terms of subsection (1)(a) may, by written agreement, be reduced to 10 hours for an employee--
a) who lives on the premises at which the workplace is situated; and
b) whose meal interval lasts for at least three hours.
3) Despite subsection (1)(b), an agreement in writing may provide for--
a) a rest period of at least 60 consecutive hours every two weeks; or
b) an employee's weekly rest period to be reduced by up to eight hours in any week if the rest period in the following week is extended equivalently.